Academic Writing

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Practice B
(a) Real Madrid was the richest club in European football.
(b) Real Madrid’s income was almost twice as much as AC Milan’s.
(c) FC Barcelona earned considerably more than Manchester City.
(d) Juventus had less revenue than Arsenal.
(e) Chelsea’s income was significantly lower than Bayern Munich’s.
(f) Manchester United earned approximately the same as Bayern Munich.
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Practice C
(a) shows/compares/contrasts
(e) slightly
(b) rate
(f) than
(c) varies/fluctuates
(g) over/approximately
(d) same
(h) high
2.5 Definite Articles
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Practice A
(a) Engineering is the main industry in the northern region.
(b) Insurance firms have made record profits in the last decade.
(c) Global warming is partly caused by fossil fuels.
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(d) The mayor has been arrested on suspicion of corruption.

(e) The moons of Jupiter were discovered in the eighteenth century.
(f) Tourism is the world’s biggest industry.
(g) The forests of Scandinavia produce most of Britain’s paper.
(h) The Thai currency is the baht.
(i)
Computer crime has grown by 200 per cent in the last five years.
(j)
The
main causes of the Industrial Revolution are still debated.
(k) Already, 3 per cent of the working population are employed in call centres.
(l)
The
latest forecast predicts warmer winters in the next two years.
(m) Research on energy saving is being conducted in the Physics faculty.
(n) The best definition is often the simplest.